Stiff sentence for felon convicted of gun possession on Staten Island

In Ilyas Tromp's car, police found a loaded .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun with a bullet in the chamber and a magazine fully loaded with seven bullets, along with a spare magazine loaded with seven bullets, a pouch with eight loose bullets and two bags of marijuana, said a law enforcement source.

Cops pulled him over on Vanderbilt Avenue, Stapleton, after noticing the car he was driving had excessive window tint. Tromp, who was operating a 2005 black Infiniti G35 coupe, also didn’t signal a lane change, said authorities.

Inside the rear center console, police found a loaded .25 caliber semiautomatic handgun, with a bullet in the chamber and a magazine fully loaded with seven bullets, said a law enforcement source. Cops also seized a spare magazine loaded with seven bullets and a pouch with eight loose bullets, the source said.

The ammunition was a mixture of full metal jacket and hollow-point rounds, said the source.

A visual inspection determined the weapon had been previously fired, although it was unclear when, the source said.

Police also discovered two plastic bags of marijuana and two bags of crack cocaine in the front top sunglasses compartment, court papers allege.

The car was registered to Tromp’s brother, whom the defendant claimed to be, said the source.

Tromp’s wife, who also was in the car was arrested, but charges against her were dropped, the source said.

The arresting officers, Volkan Sarman, Mark Berdichevskiy and Skye Morales were later feted with the “Cop of the Month” award for their work.

Detective Lisa Bergen investigated the case.

Authorities said Tromp was known to spend time both in Stapleton and Brooklyn.

Justice Stephen J. Rooney sentenced Tromp, as a second violent felony offender, to 11 years behind bars and five years’ post-release supervision for the gun conviction.

He also received concurrent sentences of one year for the criminal impersonation conviction, 30 days and a $500 fine for the unlicensed operation conviction, and a $50 fine for the marijuana conviction, said prosecutors.

Tromp’s trial attorney has said his client will appeal.

The defendant previously spent nine months in jail on a 2003 felony gun possession conviction in Queens, according to court papers.

Assistant District Attorneys John Waszak and Guy Tardanico prosecuted the case.